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HathiTrust Digital Library

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. The HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries.

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Academic Research Authors, Literature, and Reading Librarian-Recommended Free Resource
MEL Database

Literary Reference Source

This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It gives students, professors and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research Authors, Literature, and Reading Biography Homework Journal
MEL Database

Michigan eLibrary

The State of Michigan supplies nearly 100 resources to further academic and career growth, only some of which we feature on our website. If you can’t find information in the PDL databases, check out the Michigan eLibrary for resources on education, medicine, business, and history, among other topics. Michigan eLibrary is available anywhere in Michigan.

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Academic Research Art Authors, Literature, and Reading Biography Consumer Help: Healthcare, Taxes, and More Do It Yourself General Resource Health, Nursing, and Medicine History and Countries Homework Jobs and Career Journal Law Librarian-Recommended Free Resource News and Current Events Tests, Training, and School Applications
MEL Database

Novelist K-8 Plus

Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Authors, Literature, and Reading Youth
MEL Database

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus contains information on over 260,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Features lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, Read-a-Like recommendations, and complete series information. Also includes reader ratings and reviews. Create your own reading wish list.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Authors, Literature, and Reading
MEL Database

Poetry and Short Story Reference Source

Hundreds of thousands of poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and essays. Topics include the poetic forms, movements, and techniques.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Authors, Literature, and Reading
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Project Gutenberg

Need a classic book for a school project? Project Gutenberg digitizes, archives, and distributes books in the public domain. The database includes some downloadable audiobooks and e-books formatted for the Kindle.

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Authors, Literature, and Reading Librarian-Recommended Free Resource
PDL Database

TumbleBook Library

TumbleBook Library offers eBooks, read-alongs, videos, audiobooks, and games that help pre-school and K-3 level children learn all while discovering the joys of reading. This resource is available in three languages: English, Spanish, and French. There is also a mobile app available. Use your library card number and pin to access this resource.

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Anywhere with a PDL resident card

PDL Recommended Authors, Literature, and Reading En Espanol Learning Languages Youth